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PATRICK B. -RooNEif,'or New YORK, N. Y.

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sPEc'IFIcATfIoN forming part of Letters Patent No. 605,136, dated June7, 189s. ,Application nea December 4,1897. serian. 660.736. l (N6m'oae'i.)

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Be it known that I, PATRICK B. RooNEY, a citizen of the United States,residing at New York, in the county of' New York and State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in' Beds; and I dodeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description'of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in"V the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to that class of beds which have frames ofl metaland are designedv particularly for useon metal bedsteads, and itsnovelty 'and advantages will be fully understood from the followingdescription and claims when takenin conjunction with the annexeddrawings, in which- Figure lis a plan 'viewof my im proved bed with themattress or bottom partly broken away. Fig. 2-isaside elevation of thesame. Fig. 3 is an enlargeddetail section illustrating the mannerfin"which the longitudinal truss-bars'are connected tothe end bars of theframe. y Fig. 4t is an enlarged broken perspective view illustrating oneend bar of the frame and the parts connected therewith.

A Fig. 5 comprises perspective views of the end of one trussfbar and thepiece which is welded in the same forthe purpose of increasing thestrength of the connection between said trussbar and the endly bar, and-Fig. Gis a detail perspective view illustrating a modifledformReferring by letter V.to the said drawings, and more particularly toFigs. l. to 5 thereof, A designates the frame of myimproved bed, whichcomprises end bars a and longitudinal truss-barsb, Aand B designateslthe mattress or bottom; which may be of any suitable construction andmay be connected with the end bars of the frame in any approved manner,although I prefer to form it `of woven-wire fabric and loop its endsaround transverse strips c and connect said ends and strips to the barsa. throughthe medium of the plates d and bolts "e, as shown. Y

The end barspof Athe' frame are angular in cross-section,(preferably ofright-angle form,) this form being aglvantageous, since it is light andstrong andv admits of a ready connectiony of' both mattress andtruss-bars. The trussbars, however, are preferably tubular, and in 4formsupports C'.

order to'permitof them being readily con'- nected` to the' dependingportions of the end bars a by bolts, as. f, their ends-are flattened, asindicated by g, and apertured, as indicated by h.' (See Fig. 5.) Thesaid iiattened ends g of the truss-bars are also preferably strengthsupports C, which are designed to rest on the ledges usually provided atthe inner side of the rails. of metallic bedsteads and elevate themattress, as stated. These supports may be made integral With and formcontinuations of the depending portions of the bars a; but I prefer forthe sake of cheapness to form them of metallic plates (sce Figs. 3 and4) and connect said plates to the end bars by the same bolts f which areemployed for the connection of the truss-bars. Because of the elevationof the mattress the truss-bars, which -are arranged at about thedistance illustrated from the ends of the end bars, so as to rest at theinner sides of the side rails of the bedsteads, have their ends curvedor bent upwardly, asV indicated by 70, so that their`vl intermediateportions Z will rest in a horizontal' plane below that of the upperedges of the side rails andl be enabled to prevent lateral movementor'displacement of the bed.

In Fig. 6 of the drawings I have illustrated an angular end `bar Ct', ofT form, the stem of 'which is inwardly or contiguous to the transversecenter'of the bed. When the T form of end bar is employed, the mattressB is connected to the upper vertically-disposed portions of the bars;while the depending vertically-.disposedportions are designed to bear onthe ledges usually provided Yat the inner sides of the rails of'theb'edstead and The `said depending portions of the end barsa maybe ofabout the proportional height illustrated, because the connection of themattress to the upper vertically-disposed portions of the bars willresult in the mattress being supported' in a IOO plane considerablyabove that of the rails of the bedstead and will obviate the necessityof employing supports of considerable height. In the construction shownin Fig. G the trussbars are connected to the depending portions of thebars a in the same manner as in Figs. l. to t. i

The truss-bars Z) of the bed-frame are preferably tubular, because whenso formed they are both light and strong. I desire it understood,however, that I do not confine myself to tubular truss-bars, and theymay be of any other suitable form when desired.

It will be appreciated from the foregoing that I have provided ametallic bed which is both light and strong and one which may be quicklyand easily made and sold with profit for a small price. It will also beappreciated that the construction is such that while the mattress issupported in aplane considerably above that of the bedstead and isadapted to overhang the same there is no liability of it being casuallymoved on the bedstead when once placed in position.

It will further be noticed that the lnattress is connected to oneportion of each angle-iron end bar, and the longitudinal truss-bars areinterposed between the other depending' portions of the angle-iron endbars. This construction is advantageous, because it permits of thelongitudinal bars being arranged at a distance from the ends of the endbars, so as to enable them to rest at the inner sides of the side railsof a bedstead without interfering with the connection ot themattress,whieh is preferably of a width corresiiionding approximately tothe length of the end bars and extends the full length thereof, so as toafford a wide bed. The interposition of the longitudinal bars betweenthe dependingportions ofthe angle-iron end bars is also advantageous,because it places the longitudinal bars in a low position, so that theirintermediate portions will rest in a plane below the upper edges of theside rails of a bedstead, and at the same time enables the longitudinalbars to better brace and stay the end bars, the said longitudinal barsabutting against the depending portions of the angle-iron end bars, asshown.

IIaving thus described my invention, what I claim is- I. In a bed, themetallic frame comprising angle-iron end bars having upper portions forthe attachment of a mattress and also having other, depending portionsand depending eX- tensions thereon adapted to bear on the rails of abedstead and form supports for elevating the mattress above the rails,the said mattress connected to t-he upper portions of the angle-iron endbars, and longitudinal bars interposed between the depending portions ofthe angle-iron end bars and connected with said end bars,substantiallyas and for the purpose described.

2. In a bed, a suitable mattress, and a metallic frame comprising endbars of angular form in cross-section having portions for theattaclnnent of a mattress and also having de-4 pending portions adaptedto bear on the rails of a bedstead and form supports for elevating themattress above said rails, tubular, longitudinal bars having their endportions flattened and bent upwardly, and bolts taking through andconnecting the flattened ends of the longitudinal bars and the dependingportions of the end bars, substantially as specified.

3. In a bed, a suitable mattress and a metallic frame comprising endbars of angular form in cross-section having portions for the attachmentof a mattress and also having depending portions adapted to bear on therails of a bedstead and form supports for elevating the mattress abovesaid rails, the longitudinal truss-bars havingtheir end portions bentupwardly and flattened and also having reinforeing-pieccs welded in saidflattened portions, and bolts taking through and connecting theflattened and reinforced end portions of the truss-bars and thedepending portions of the end bars, substantially as specified.

t. In a bed, a metallic frame comprising end bars of angle-iron having ahorizontal portion and a depending vertical portion, a mattressconnected to the horizontal portions of said angle-irons, platesarranged adjacent to the ends of the anglcirons and extending below thesame whereby they are adapted to bear on the rails of a bedstead andsupport the mattress in an elevated position, longitudinal truss-barshaving the upwardly-directed end portions, and bolts connecting the saidend portions oi' the truss-bars, the depending portions of the end barsand the plates or supports, substantially as specified.

5. In a bed, a mattress, and the metallic frame comprising angle-ironend bars having upper portions for the attachment of the mattress andalso having other, depending portions, the metallic plates connected tothe depending portions of the angle-iron end bars and adapted to bear onthe rails of a bedstead and form supports for elevating the mattressabove the rails, and the longitudinal, tubular bars interposed betweenthe depending portions of the angle-iron end bars and also between themetallic plates thereon and connected with said end bars, substantiallyas specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of. two witnesses.

PATRICK ll. ROONEY.

\Vitnesses:

.lonN A. DoNonon, .TonN OSnm.

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